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INS VIKRANT (NAVY)

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INS Vikrant, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1),[14] is an aircraft carrier constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the Indian Navy. It is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India. It is named 'Vikrant' as a tribute to India's first aircraft carrier, Vikrant (R11). The name Vikrant (Sanskrit vikranta, literally "stepping beyond") means "courageous".[15] The motto of the ship is "Jayema Sa? Yudhi Spr?dha?", which is taken from Rigveda[16] and means "I defeat those who fight against me".

Name INS Vikrant
Namesake INS Vikrant (R11)
Operator Indian Navy
Ordered 2004
Builder Cochin Shipyard Limited
Cost $0.5 billion (planned), $3.13 billion as of Jan 2020[3]
Laid down 28 February 2009
Launched 12 August 2013
Commissioned August 2022 (expected)[1]
Motto Sanskrit ???? ?? ???? ?????: "I defeat those who fight against me"
Status On sea trials[2]

Displacement 45,000 tons of loaded displacement[6] 40,000 t (39,000 long tons; 44,000 short tons) standard
Length 262 m (860 ft)
Beam 62 m (203 ft)
Height 59 m (194 ft)[4]
Draught 8.4 m (28 ft)
Depth 25.6 m (84 ft)
Decks 14
Installed power
4 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine
2 × Elecon COGAG gearbox
Propulsion Two shafts
Speed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[13]
Range 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)[5]
Crew 196 officers, 1,449 sailors (including air crew)[10]
Sensors and
processing systems
Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA multifunction radar.
Selex RAN-40L 3D L-Band Air Surveillance Radar[11]
Electronic warfare
& decoys DRDO Shakti EW suite[13]
Armament
2 x 32 cells VLS for a total of 64 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 150 km (93 mi)
4 × Otobreda 76 mm (3 in) dual purpose cannons
4 × AK-630 CIWS[12]
Aircraft carried
36-40 Total Aircraft[7][8]
fixed-wing aircraft including[8]
26 x Mikoyan MiG-29K
rotary-wing including[8]
10 x Kamov Ka-31, Sikorsky MH-60R , Westland Sea King and HAL Dhruv.[9]
Aviation facilities
10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) flight deck
Two aircraft lift

ACT1&2 FOR THE LIFT
ACT3 MAINGUN (ROLL&PITCH AND TRIM TO SIDE THE CANNONS)
ACT4 AA MISSILE & CRUISE MISSILE
ACT6 FOR THE LIGHTS

CIWS ARE AUTO AIM AND YOU CAN ALSO USE ROLL AND PITCH TO AIM PROPERLY

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSVikrant(2013)

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 283.0ft (86.2m)
  • Length 1025.7ft (312.6m)
  • Height 260.6ft (79.4m)
  • Empty Weight 2,343,853lbs (1,063,155kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,343,853lbs (1,063,155kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.008
  • Wing Loading 23.6lbs/ft2 (115.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 99,297.0ft2 (9,225.0m2)
  • Drag Points 21543

Parts

  • Number of Parts 750
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,893

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